Sparrow Girl
| Author | : Sara Pennypacker |
| Publisher | : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2016-08-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781368004381 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1368004385 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (385 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sparrow Girl written by Sara Pennypacker and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2016-08-04 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ming-Li looked up and tried to imagine the sky silent, empty of birds. It was a terrible thought. Her country's leader had called sparrows the enemy of the farmers--they were eating too much grain, he said. He announced a great "Sparrow War" to banish them from China, but Ming-Li did not want to chase the birds away. As the people of her village gathered with firecrackers and gongs to scatter the sparrows, Ming-Li held her ears and watched in dismay. The birds were falling from the trees, frightened to death! Ming-Li knew she had to do something -- even if she couldn't stop the noise. Quietly, she vowed to save as many sparrows as she could, one by one...
